ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 100-75
It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back and assessed the long-players that had fallen into our laps so far. It was remarkable.
Across a range of styles and sounds, from monster, ultra-hyped big-hitters to immediate cult classics and slow burners, from engrossing UK techno full-lengths to feral blasts of nu-pigfuck grind, there were sparks going off across the board. While the previous year only a handful of records truly grabbed us and refused let go, this year we were inundated. No offence 2012, but 2013 had your pants down. So here we go, our much-pored-over list of a century of the best. Apologies for the few who dropped just outside, you were great too. And thanks and congratulations to the big 100, you are quite literally the best.
100. BLACK SABBATH
13
(Vertigo Records)
God is Dead?
99. STILL CORNERS
STRANGE PLEASURES
(Sub Pop)
The Trip
98. GAUNTLET HAIR
STILLS
(Dead Oceans)
Bad Apple
97. BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS
SON
(Future Times)
Big Coast
96. THE FIELD
CUPID’S HEAD
(Kompakt)
Cupid’s Head
95. SPECIAL REQUEST
SOUL MUSIC
(Houndstooth)
Broken Dreams
94. LOGOS
COLD MISSION
(Keysound Recordings)
Atlanta 96
93. JOANNA GRUESOME
WEIRD SISTER
(Slumberland)
Sugar Crush
92. NO AGE
AN OBJECT
(Sub Pop)
C’mon Stimmung
91. HYETAL
MODERN WORSHIP
(True Panther Sounds)
The City Is Ours
90. BASS DRUM OF DEATH
BASS DRUM OF DEATH
(Innovative Leisure)
Bad Reputation
89. ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
R PLUS SEVEN
(Warp)
R Plus Seven
88. JESSY LANZA
PULL MY HAIR BACK
(Hyperdub)
Fuck Diamond
87. WAVVES
AFRAID OF HEIGHTS
(Mom & Pop)
Sail To The Sun
86. DAMIANO VON ECKERT AND TITO WUN
MISTER PINK, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKIN’?
(ava.)
The Dude Loop
85. DAUGHTER
IF YOU LEAVE
(4AD)
Youth
84. DUCKTAILS
THE FLOWER LANE
(Domino)
Academy Avenue
83. JENNY HVAL
INNOCENCE IS KINKY
(Rune Grammofon)
Innocence Is Kinky
82. SPACE DIMENSION CONTROLLER
WELCOME TO MIKROSEKTOR-50
(R&S)
Welcome To Mikrosektor-50
81. VÅR
NO ONE DANCES QUITE LIKE MY BROTHERS
(Sacred Bones)
Begin To Remember
80. BOARDS OF CANADA
TOMORROW’S HARVEST
(Warp)
New Seeds
79. TYLER THE CREATOR
WOLF
(Odd Future Records)
Rusty (feat. Domo Genesis + Earl Sweatshirt)
78. PUSHA T
MY NAME IS MY NAME
(GOOD Music / Def Jam Recordings)
Numbers On The Board
77. RUN THE JEWELS
RUN THE JEWELS
(Fool’s Gold)
Banana Clipper (feat. Big Boi)
76. MATTHEW E. WHITE
BIG INNER
(DOMINO)
Will You Love Me
75. DAFT PUNK
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES
(DAFT LIFE/COLUMBIA)
Giorgio by Moroder
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